- Audio CD (27 Sep 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Extra tracks
- Label: Universal
- ASIN: B0002Z9WC0
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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- #17 in Music > Hip-Hop & Rap > Alternative Rap
- #21 in Music > Hip-Hop & Rap > East Coast
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Track Listings
| 1. The Revolution |
| 2. Back Up Off Me |
| 3. From A Place - featuring Killer Mike |
| 4. I Tried - featuring Mary J. Blige |
| 5. We Got The Beat (Planet Rock) |
| 6. Around my Way |
| 7. What We Have Is Real |
| 8. Rock On And On |
| 9. You Don't Know Me |
| 10. It's The Ghetto - featuring Common |
| 11. Hold Your Hands Up High - featuring Jean Grae |
| 12. Lonely People |
| 13. We Pullin' Out Tonite |
| 14. Instrumental |
| 15. Get 'Em High - featuring Kanye West |
| 16. Supreme - featuring Mos Def |
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Customer Reviews
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album delivers a more commercial sound than Kweli's previous albums but this is not a bad thing. He is still lyrically tight, and offers the conscious minded approach to rhyming. On this album he gains a slightly more famous production team and this strangely this does not distract from the strong vocal presence. We see appearances from the Neptunes, DJ Quick, Just Blaze and obviously Kanye West. The album is good from begin to end, with message of a continuing struggle against the clear injustices in the world.
I feel Kweli is a rapper everyone should listen to once on their headphone, therefore ensuring that you can truly hear the words spoken, and then you may see Kweli's strength. If you want club type beats and rhymes about selling crack buy Jay-Z's album. Funny thing is that even Jay says "that truth be told I'd be lyrically be talib kweli".
Buy this album if you like to listen to meaningful lyrics.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Go out and get this album right now. I've always liked Talib whether he was doin his own stuff or pairing up with Mos Def. As usual his lyrics are absolutely amazing and he's gone more commercial with the beats this time but it definitely works. Ever since I bought it I've been playing it non-stop. The best tracks are Going Hard, We Know, I Try, Around My Way, Ghetto Show, Black Girl Pain (best song on album for me) and Beautiful Struggle
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Talib Kweli, talented yet under-rated semi-underground MC from Brooklyn hits the streets hard with the Beautiful Struggle. An album as diverse and yet lyrically similar to 2002's Quality, which in my opinion reflected the album title. Beautiful Struggle reflects the partnership between Hi-Tek and Kweli as reaffirmed, something we all are glad happened,production also includes the token track by Kanye West and answer to Get By, I Try. The guest appearances, Anthony Hamilton,Common, John Legend also pack the album with heat but the standout performance by Jean Grae on Black Girl Pain allows this album to sit alone from the average cd being released, do not expect Nelly. This album, lyrically, is probably album of the year so far.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Talib Kweli - Beautiful Struggle
Talib Kweli Is a Good Rapper as u already know if u listen 2 him alredy this album realy has songs for all rap fans on it like "Work It Out" where his flow is realy good and... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2006 by RAP FAN
SIMPLY FANTASTIC
Never really listened to any talib kweli beats before only when he has been on tracks with Kanye West but decided to buy this album after reading the reviews, and i was not... Read more
Published on 13 May 2006 by A. Bailey
Superb
I have been a fan of Hip-Hop for some time now, but for some reason had never bought a hip-hop album, until last week. Read more
Published on 18 April 2006 by L. Taggart
Somewhat Baffled
The Blackstar album is the nuts, and Talib Kweli is cool whatever he raps on. I'm not writing a review, if you like Kweli buy the album, you already know it's good. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2006
THE BEST CD YOU COULD BUY!!
i have had this cd now for three weeks or so and i can't stop playing it, it is always being heard next door because its always up loud so that you feel the full effect of this... Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2005 by lewis kelsey
Truely Great Album
I really think that this a a great album, some say Kweli has gone more towards the pop side of things, I disagree. Read more
Published on 30 July 2005 by Mr. A. M. Conroy
get black star instead!!
i bought this thinking it would be great after owning 'black star' where he teams up with mos def to make one of the best hip-hop albums ever and this falls well short, he produces... Read more
Published on 19 May 2005
Kanye's gem delievers an absolute jem
Talib Kweli, is relatievely unknown in the Uk and he's only really known by big hip hop fans, but this album catapults him into the mainstream. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2004 by "foyboy02"
wrong tracklisting, but amazing album!
this is a heavy album but the track listing here is way old, lonley people isn't on the album cos of copyright problems with the beatles :( anyway the real tracklisting is:
Going... Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2004 by "dizzla"
U gotta hear IT
TK brings the rhymes and the beats - worth every penny!!!!
Published on 1 Oct 2004
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